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CHARLES DAVIS, OF NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FRANCE.

PACKAGE.

Application led March 29, 1921. Serial No. 456,664.

T0 all whom t may concern.:

Be it `known that CHARLES Davis, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, `residing at Neuilly-,sur-Seine, France, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Packages, of-which the following is a specification.

rThis invention relates to an improved package for soap, toilet articles, food, cigarettes or other goods, the object being to enable the goods to be displayed effectively and when'desired, to be wrapped yup securely and neatly, and further to permit of f the ready removal of any of the goods when vthe ends of the wrapper being in the open position in Figure f1 and closed in F Figure 6 being` an end elevation wrapper completely closed, and

Figure 7 being a cross section through one of the boxes on the wrapper.

` Figures 8 and 9 are a plan and longitudinal sectional elevation respectively of a igure 5.

wrapper provided with various forms .of

projectures suitable for polygonalcontainers. Figures 10, 11, 12 and 13, are perspective views respectively of another form of wrapper, the wrapper with containers on it in position for display, the wrapper with two containers on edge preparatory to piling, and the containers piled and wrapped.

Figures 14, 15 and 16 are perspective views illustrating an application of a similar wrapper to the foregoing' to the wrapping of shallower containers, such as cigarette containers.

Figure 17 being a perspective view of a similar wrapper with numerous containers arranged in edge.

Figures 18 and 19 are perspective views of another form of wrapper with containers on it for display and in the closed position respectNely.

Figure 2O is a perspective view of a furof the l ther form ofvwrapper having recesses to re ceive projectures on the containers. ,y

Figures 21 and 22'being perspective views of the wrapper with containers in two different positions.

Figure 23 is a perspective view o-f the w while Figures 24 and 25 are ltwo side views of the wrapper wrapped up. A

Figure 26is a fragmentary View of part of the wrapper illustrating the means for securing its ends together.

Figures 27 and 2.8 are two views of a container. j

In the form illustrated by Figures 1 to. 6, a wrapper 1 of thin'cardboard, or other suitable material, is provided along one edgev and containers completely wrapper and containers partly wrapped up with aplurality of projectures 2, for' instance three, spaced at equal distances apart the projectures V2v being formed integrally with the wrapper. One end of the wrap` per 1 has a tab 7, and also projections adapted to be inserted in slots 'nearthe other end of the wrapper when it is folded. Containers 3, are placed on the wrapper 1,

` the projectures 2 beingv first bent upiat-'right angles to the wrapperl so that they canbe inserted in apertures inthe containers for example, the containers 3 maybe suitably folded from blanks in a manner well known in the art, and the projectiires 2 .be inserted between the folds at one side thereof, as in-v dicated in Figure 7.

Thei'containers 3 are therefore removably secured to the wrapper 1 by the projectures 2. The containers 3 are of similar form and dimensions and are spacedapart by spaces equal to the .depth ofa container. Consequently when the wrapper l1 is folded about the.

central container 3, as indicated in Figure'tv the other containers are piled vertically on the central container. The wrapping is then completed by furtherfolding tliewrapper and securing its ends by inserting thev projections 5 into the slots 6 so that a secure package is formed as shown in Figures 5 and `6. The tab 7 facilitates unwrapping. The wrapper may be scored or indented along the parts where it is to be folded as indicated by thel dotted lines 31 in Figure 1. When the containers are exposed on the fiat wrapper 1, Figures 2` and'3, they form an effective display. L

In the form of wrapper shown in Figures 8 and 9, the projectures 2 are provided within the perimeter of the Wrapper and they are also shown as made separate therefrom, but secured by adhesive. rilhecontainers 3 may be of any desired shape, for instance they may be of hexagonal shape, and be inserted between proj ectures arranged according 'to the three methods as shown in Figures 5, 8, and 9. rEhe projeetures 2 may be arranged at right angles to the sides or edges of the Wrapper as shown in Figure 10 in which the projectures 2 are indicated as cut out of the Wrapper 1, and bent up at right angles.

` ili'lhen it is desired to pile the container horizontally on one another the containers 3 are secured to the Wrapper 1, by projectures 2 arranged at right angles to the edges of the Wrapper as shown in Figure 10. rThe containers 3 are then arranged as shown in Figure 11, the projectures being inserted in the side folds of the containers, as before descrioed, With reference to Figure 7. rEhe containers 3 may have openings in their upper faces'as shown in Figure 11. When the wrapper is to be folded the outer containers 13 are set up on edge as shown in Figure 12, ltheir respective projectures acting as hinges.

rlfhe Wrapper 1 is then folded about the central container so as to pile the containers horizontally and the Wrapper closed at its ends so as to complete the package as shown in Figure 18. f

- Figures 1li to 16 ment with flat containers user, for cigarettes.

The containers 3 may be arrangedV as shown in Figure 1Znamely with a group of containers 3 set iferticaiiy on ecge on either side of central container 3 set fiat.

The vertical containers 3 kare so spaced that When the Wrapper Ais folded about the central container 3 the containers of one group are laid alternately between those of the other group.

1n Figure 18 a cruciformy Wrapper is shown with containers in position for difplay. Figure 19 showing the closed package after the Wrapi'ier has been folded and the containers piled together.

instead of the projectures being on the Wrapper for insertion into apertures in the containers the converse arrangement may be adopted, for example` in the form of the invention iilustrated by Figures 20 to 28, the containers 3 are provided with projeo tures in Ythe form of discs 8 adapted to be inserted in `heirs in the Wrapper 1. The Wrapper in this form is preferably made thicker or reinforced by means of panels 19 in Which the iioics 9 are formed, the pan ls being pasted onto a band 11. YWhen Wrapper is laid out iiat With the containers show a similar arrange such as commonly thereon the latter may be rotated into different positions; for instance they may be set as shown in Figure 22 to improve the display effect. Vihen they are to be closed in the Wrapper they are set in the position 'indicated in Figure 21 and the Wrapper is then foided as indicated in Figures 23 and 2li. in this form two projections 12 on one end of the Wrapper are inserted into a slit 15 in the opposite end to secure the Wrapper when closed, a tab 1d being provided to,

facilitato univrapping.

As the containers in all the forms descrbed are removably secured to the Wrapper, any one or more may be removed from a displayed Wrapper by a customer and be replaced by another by the salesman from stock;

if the customer requires the Whole of the containers on a Wrapper then it can be tolded into a neat package and the ordinary Wrapper paper or parcel covering is avoided.

The invention is not restricted to any particular number or shape of container, and above suggested the projectures may be on the Wrapper or on the containers.

1 ciaim: J 1. Alpackage Wrapper comprising` astrip to be rolued aboutl a series of containers.v

and means for connect-ing said containers to the strip Ato arrange one of said containers as a support for the remaining containers in package form. y

2. A package Wrapper' comprising a Strip to be folded about a series of containers, and means for connecting said containers to the strip to arrange one of said containers as a support for the remaining containers, which are supported on end on the first-mentioned container,

3. iii package Wrapper comprising a strip for Wrapping a plurality of containers and having a bottom Wall and side `Walls., means for connecting a container to the bottom Y Wall and means for connecting containers Ato the side Walls spaced above the bottom for positioning said containers on the side Walls on end on top of the bottom container.

4. A package Wrapper comprising a strip to be folded about a series of containers, said strip being formed into a bottom portion, side portions and overlapping upper end portions` and means for attaching the containers to the bottom and side portions in dissimilar relation in package form, one end portion of saidr strip being formed With projections for interlocking engagement with the other end portion, and an eXtension to provide hand grip for disengaging the projections to uptvrap the package.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

CHARLES DAVIS. 

